New developments in age-related macular degeneration
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 3 million people (9% of global blindness) are blinded by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD affects people over the age of 55. There are two main types of AMD, dry and wet. In dry AMD, patients slowly lose vision through progressive at...
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| description | The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 3 million people (9% of global blindness) are blinded by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD affects people over the age of 55. There are two main types of AMD, dry and wet. In dry AMD, patients slowly lose vision through progressive atrophy of the macular tissue. Wet, or exudative, AMD, is associated with new blood vessels called subretinal neovascular membranes (or SRNVM) and affected patients lose vision more rapidly due to fluid leakage and haemorrhage at the macula. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-442ab870018c4e5490aafa21c43cf4662022-12-21T23:58:30ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68332008-09-01216750New developments in age-related macular degenerationLyndon da CruzThe World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 3 million people (9% of global blindness) are blinded by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD affects people over the age of 55. There are two main types of AMD, dry and wet. In dry AMD, patients slowly lose vision through progressive atrophy of the macular tissue. Wet, or exudative, AMD, is associated with new blood vessels called subretinal neovascular membranes (or SRNVM) and affected patients lose vision more rapidly due to fluid leakage and haemorrhage at the macula.http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/21/jceh_21_67_050.htmMacular DegenerationAge FactorsEpidemiologySmokingRisk FactorsGenetic Predisposition to Disease |
| spellingShingle | Lyndon da Cruz New developments in age-related macular degeneration Community Eye Health Journal Macular Degeneration Age Factors Epidemiology Smoking Risk Factors Genetic Predisposition to Disease |
| title | New developments in age-related macular degeneration |
| title_full | New developments in age-related macular degeneration |
| title_fullStr | New developments in age-related macular degeneration |
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| title_short | New developments in age-related macular degeneration |
| title_sort | new developments in age related macular degeneration |
| topic | Macular Degeneration Age Factors Epidemiology Smoking Risk Factors Genetic Predisposition to Disease |
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